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How much rain and snow fell in Amherst Town, Massachusetts?

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Amherst Town got 0.06 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 12 PM EDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 0.06 in. This year: 34.70 in (96 percent of normal).

Yesterday and last night (24 hours to 8 AM EDT, Oct 10): no rain.

0.06
inches
of rain

In the 24 hours to 12:00 PM EDT, Sunday, October 11, 2026

radar estimate

  • Estimated from weather radar (NOAA)?. Usually within 10 to 15 percent of what a rain gauge? in your yard would catch.
  • New snow: 0.0 in in the last 24 hours and not measured this season (NOAA snow estimate)

Compared with normal

  • Last 7 days1.08 in drier than normal (normal 1.14 in, Oct 5 to 11, Amherst, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Amherst
  • This month1.42 in drier than normal (normal 1.48 in, Oct 1 to 11, Amherst, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Amherst
  • This yearabout normal (normal 36.06 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, Amherst, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Amherst

Will this match my gauge? Each day here ends at 8:00 AM EDT, close to when volunteers read their rain gauges (about 7 AM). How close we usually are

Amherst 0.06Springfield 0.04Chicopee 0.06Northampton 0.07West Springfield 0.03Amherst 0.06Worcester drySpringfield 0.04Chicopee 0.06
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Rain in the 24 hours to 12 PM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.
Labels: Amherst Town and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

Rain, inches (radar estimate)

  1. 0.27
  2. 0.69
  3. 0.61
  4. 0.00
  5. 0.00
  6. 0.00
  7. 0.00
  8. 0.00
  9. 0.00
  10. 0.00
  11. 0.00
  12. 0.00
  13. 0.00
  14. 0.00

Each bar is one day ending 8:00 AM EDT. T = a trace, too little to measure; n/m = not measured.? Every value is printed, so the chart reads without color.

October 2026, day by day

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Figures: rain, inches (radar estimate); new snow, inches (NOAA snow estimate). Striped days are not measured or not in the data; days marked not yet are after the latest day. Each day ends 8:00 AM EDT.

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Rain goes back to Oct 14, 2020; snow to Oct 1, 2008. Days labeled by the date they end.

Every rain total for Amherst Town

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 12:00 PM EDT Oct 110.06 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours0.06 in radar estimate
Last 7 days0.06 in radar estimate
This month so far0.06 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far34.70 in radar estimate

Every snow total

PeriodNew snow
Last 24 hours0.0 in NOAA snow estimate
Last 72 hours0.0 in NOAA snow estimate
Last 7 daysnot measured
This month so farnot measured
This season so farnot measured

How months count

Amherst Town at a glance

Amherst Town is in Massachusetts, at about 263 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 40,989 residents in 2024.

The closest rain gauge, Pelham 3.6 WSW, is 2.5 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Amherst was 7.56 in on October 9, 2005; the biggest snow day was 18.0 in on January 28, 1897, tied with 1 other day.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Amherst Town had measurable rain on 3 days out of 14 with data, 1.57 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Mon, Sep 28, with 0.69 in.

Nearby Massachusetts towns

TownFrom Amherst Town24 hours7 days
Northampton rain totals (8.9 mi)8.9 mi west0.07 in0.07 in
Holyoke rain totals (12.6 mi)12.6 mi southwest0.07 in0.07 in
Chicopee rain totals (13.2 mi)13.2 mi south0.06 in0.06 in
Springfield rain totals (17.2 mi)17.2 mi south0.04 in0.04 in
West Springfield Town rain totals (18.0 mi)18.0 mi southwest0.03 in0.03 in
Westfield rain totals (20.1 mi)20.1 mi southwest0.07 in0.07 in

Rain totals are estimated from weather radar (NOAA). Distance is in a straight line between Census center points.

Nearby rain gauges (read by volunteers)

3 closest
Rain gaugeDistanceRead atMelted to waterNew snowSnow depth
Pelham 3.6 WSW
Station MA-HS-69. Read at 8:30 AM on October 11, 2026.
2.5 mi8:30 AM0.00 in0.0 innot reported
Sunderland 1.3 SE
Station MA-FR-12. Read at 7:30 AM on October 11, 2026.
6.8 mi7:30 AM0.00 in0.0 in0.0 in
Northampton 2.7 NE
Station MA-HS-58. Read at 8:48 AM on October 11, 2026.
6.8 mi8:48 AM0.00 in0.0 innot reported

Volunteer gauge reports: CoCoRaHS (cocorahs.org), CC BY 3.0. Measured by hand once a day; report date October 11, 2026. Shown as measured, not edited.

How close? Radar rain estimates are usually within about 10 to 15 percent of a rain gauge in your yard. City snow totals are usually within about 25 percent or 1 inch of what volunteers measure. Method and accuracy